[AMPS] ARCING MORE

[jono@webspun.com (Jon Ogden)]

>It may be. Once the capacitor arced and the plates became deformed
>the arc persisted. The original cause of the arc was operator error,
>much of that cause will be treated by the extraction of the cost of
>the repairs from the users bank balance and lost free time during
>a major opening etc.

Excuse me if I am dense, but how can operator error produce an arc?  If 
the amp is completely stable and bullet proof to begin with and no 
components are damaged, how did the arc begin?  Sure operator error could 
have damaged another component and that failure caused the arc. That 
component would need to be replaced as well as the cap.

I'd definitely follow AG6K's advice and check the parasitic supressor 
resistor resistance.

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Jon Ogden

jono@webspun.com
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"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."




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